Ephesians 5:8 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

⁸ For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [lead the lives of those native-born to the Light].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ for ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light

Common English Bible

⁸ You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord, so live your life as children of light.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ For you were darkness, in times past, but now you are light, in the Lord. So then, walk as sons of the light.

Ephesians 5:8 Cross References

Matthew 3:8

Produce fruit consistent with repentance.

Matthew 4:16

the people sitting in darkness have seen a great light, and on those sitting in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.”

Luke 1:79

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Luke 16:8

So the master commended the unrighteous steward because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the sons of light.

John 1:9

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

John 12:35

Jesus said to them, “The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

John 12:36

While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become sons of light.” After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them.

John 12:46

I have come into the world as light, so that no one who believes in me should remain in darkness.

John 8:12

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will certainly not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Acts 17:30

Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’

Romans 1:21

For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their senseless hearts were darkened.

Romans 13:12

The night is nearly over, and the day is almost here. So let us lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Romans 2:19

And yoʋ have confidence that yoʋ yoʋrself are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in darkness,

1 Corinthians 1:30

It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God, and in whom we have righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

2 Corinthians 3:18

And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; this comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 6:14

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? What fellowship does light have with darkness?

Galatians 5:25

Since we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

Ephesians 2:2

in which you once walked when you followed the ways of this world and the ruler of the realm of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience.

Ephesians 4:18

They are darkened in their understanding, being excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

Ephesians 5:2

and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Ephesians 6:12

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Colossians 1:12

giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

Colossians 1:13

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, and enslaved to various lusts and pleasures. Living in wickedness and envy, we were loathsome and hated one another.

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.